Hello Everyone. I am about to start on my first long trip (at the end of January). I read a lot and spend time on the computer and iPad but think I should branch out a bit. What do you all do to fill in the hours you are in camp and on the road? Monica
Elle on Wheels said
11:43 PM Dec 7, 2011
G'day Monica and welcome
I am not on the road yet but plan to start out as a solo traveller in March/April and am having trouble controlling my very itchy feet.
There are lots of creative and wise people on the forum with all sorts of skills. I'm sure you will get lots of tips.
Rip and Rosie said
02:28 AM Dec 8, 2011
Hi Monica, welcome to the forum.
We walk lots- having the dogs along ensures that. Always have a book on the go, and I usually have a knitting or crochet project. We usually also have a jigsaw on the go (at home and in the van). However our main hobby is genealogy, and that keeps us busy in lots of ways, from collecting data, finding cemeteries, sorting and indexing photos etc.
Happy hour fills a few hours as well...lol
Rosie
animalcarer said
06:44 AM Dec 8, 2011
I usually knit, but this time I want to fish
jonathan said
07:12 AM Dec 8, 2011
.. yep .. lotsa walking ! .. carrying in empty dog leash in my hand.
.. dont have a dog but it starts some great conversations ..
Jon
Helena said
07:18 AM Dec 8, 2011
Walking, reading, knitting, tatting, talking to other campers, making cards and family history and just having a great time welcome to the forum Helena
Yuglamron said
09:31 AM Dec 8, 2011
Hi,
Personally I love reading but carrying the books around is not viable so I use Audible where you can download books to your laptop,SD card,GPS if able.
Means I have many hours of entertainment.You can get three full novels on a 1 gig SD card or download them to Windows media.
Every genre and Audible is a subsidiary of Amazon so pretty reliable and safe.
Safe Travelling
Gerty Dancer said
09:46 AM Dec 8, 2011
Theres a lot of time spent with maps and internet researching the old question of "where to next"? We also do a lot of walking (sans dogs, but I love Jons idea), bird-watching, reading, (yes, old-fashioned books from op-shops), photo-sorting, eating and drinking etc. We took some craft items with us on our last trip and brought them home untouched.
extreme potato said
10:06 AM Dec 8, 2011
Great! Thanks for the ideas - never thought of carrying a leash. Reminds me of the fellow who dragged a cabbage along on a leash - thought it was a cauli! I have been downloading MP3 books in preparation. I'll also be doing a lot of 'where to next' as I don't want to plan much in advance. I'm looking forward to the trip and probably crossing paths with some of you. Monica
Geoff n Jen said
10:19 AM Dec 8, 2011
I am a Spinner so I have invested in a traveler wheel so I plan to spin up a enough for my next knitting project it's also the only time we read.
RALPHRALPH said
12:17 PM Dec 8, 2011
just watching puople is good entertaiment
Happywanderer said
12:35 PM Dec 8, 2011
I crochet, do puzzles, read, do a bit of photography, people watch, and talk to others who may be in the same park. Maybe I should take a dog leash as well. Very funny Jonathan.
kandagal said
02:15 PM Dec 8, 2011
Reading books, crosswords & embroidery & also playing cards if I can find some one else who likes that. My chauffeur likes bird watching (the proper feather type) & photographing them & fishing. Otherwise I can chat until the cows come home.
wendyv said
02:25 PM Dec 8, 2011
Reading, photography, sudoku puzzles, hardanger embroidery (takes a long time to finish a piece!), bird spotting - we have a bird book and mark where and when we first saw each one, walking, keeping a daily diary (you could do a daily blog).
kandagal said
02:29 PM Dec 8, 2011
Diary is a good idea. I have keep one for the last 18years so I know when I was when. May come in handy if I need an alibi hey?
JRH said
02:29 PM Dec 8, 2011
kandagal wrote:
Reading books, crosswords & embroidery & also playing cards if I can find some one else who likes that. My chauffeur likes bird watching (the proper feather type) & photographing them & fishing. Otherwise I can chat until the cows come home.
I enjoy a good game of Cribbage but the wife doesn't play and she reckons if she put a cap on a fence post I would stand and talk to it all day.
I love reading a good book, bird watching, fishing and photography, not too keen on embroidery though, happy with a crossword puzzle or a codebreaker. Enjoy walking in the bush and quietly watching the wildlife around the area.
beiffe said
03:28 PM Dec 8, 2011
I am into photography and bird watching and walking in the bush as well as watching the river run by, the girls walk by ( I still do have a memory), anything that moves in our beautiful country. I am also working on my family tree, as well I carry a wood lathe and make ornamental firewood. (if no one wants it I burn it).
Just happy parked out in the bush on my lonesome enjoying the country.
Regards Brian
Esmeralda said
03:57 PM Dec 8, 2011
I do patchwork/quilting, embroidery, reading, sudoku, photography and whatever else comes to mind.
JRH said
03:57 PM Dec 8, 2011
beiffe wrote:
I am into photography and bird watching and walking in the bush as well as watching the river run by, the girls walk by ( I still do have a memory), anything that moves in our beautiful country. I am also working on my family tree, as well I carry a wood lathe and make ornamental firewood. (if no one wants it I burn it).
Just happy parked out in the bush on my lonesome enjoying the country.
Regards Brian
Nowhere like the bush for peace and quiet and recharging the batteries, I love the bush and if I had my way I would spend every waking hour there with nature.
Ma said
04:46 PM Dec 8, 2011
You telling me John, great place. I love it out west too, there is so much diversity out there.
JRH said
04:50 PM Dec 8, 2011
Ma wrote:
You telling me John, great place. I love it out west too, there is so much diversity out there.
Yes Elaine the one thing we do have plenty of out here in the West is space and serenity. The big trouble is mankind.
The Kimberley is about the most magical place I have been, there is something about it that gets into one's blood and it seems to call you back time and time again.
Joe said
05:33 PM Dec 8, 2011
extreme potato wrote:
Hello Everyone. I am about to start on my first long trip (at the end of January). I read a lot and spend time on the computer and iPad but think I should branch out a bit. What do you all do to fill in the hours you are in camp and on the road? Monica
I write. Well, I do when I stop walking around, fishing, drinking and chatting and looking into the embers.
Like JRH's, my wife thinks that I'd stop and talk to anyone, anywhere.
Somehow, all that other stuff seems to get in the way of me finishing that first novel!
Beth54 said
06:04 PM Dec 8, 2011
I read a lot, do puzzles, try to walk and not fall and break something, google, keep in touch with loved ones, photography, people watch.
I'd like to know what sort of conversation gets started by Jonathan carrying a leash. The mind boggles!
Oh and welcome Monica. Another Brisbanian I see. I'm just down the road in Logan.
Pejay said
06:12 PM Dec 8, 2011
Esmeralda wrote:
I do patchwork/quilting, embroidery, reading, sudoku, photography and whatever else comes to mind.
Sounds like me too, but when we go out fishing in 'The Tub', whilst 'imself is fishing, I take my tackle box (got to keep up appearances you know!) with my embroidery in it - have a ball. We also have young (?) Crosby T. Bear (T. for Teddy) travelling with us, and his journal of his 'mis-adventures' (with photos) gets emailed to our grandchildren along the way - they love it. He has a beanie and blanket for the colder climes!!!
Hey Monica, where are you heading for your first trip?
-- Edited by Pejay on Thursday 8th of December 2011 06:14:58 PM
Happywanderer said
06:22 PM Dec 8, 2011
Beth54 wrote:
I read a lot, do puzzles, try to walk and not fall and break something, google, keep in touch with loved ones, photography, people watch.
I'd like to know what sort of conversation gets started by Jonathan carrying a leash. The mind boggles!
Have you lost your dog? What does it look like? Would you like me to help you look for it? lol
Beth54 said
07:04 PM Dec 8, 2011
Happywanderer wrote:
Beth54 wrote:
I read a lot, do puzzles, try to walk and not fall and break something, google, keep in touch with loved ones, photography, people watch.
I'd like to know what sort of conversation gets started by Jonathan carrying a leash. The mind boggles!
Have you lost your dog? What does it look like? Would you like me to help you look for it? lol
Hmmm...thinking that could be handy..
extreme potato said
07:11 PM Dec 8, 2011
Wow! What a busy lot of people doing nothing - LOL! I'm planning to start with a few weeks in Tassie then a couple of months across the southern part of Victoria and South Australia. I will be back on 'school duty' in July - time to start planning the next trip, then.
JRH said
07:15 PM Dec 8, 2011
extreme potato wrote:
Wow! What a busy lot of people doing nothing - LOL!
I've been practising doing nothing for two years and I intend to continue practising until I get right. The wife reckons I must be a slow learner and I agree, I am.
BarbandDaz said
08:16 PM Dec 8, 2011
we do fishing, reading, sudoku, crosswords, walking and I do embroidery, tapestry, patchwork, sewing.
join in Happy hour which takes up a couple of hours and we also people watch
Joe said
10:12 AM Dec 9, 2011
extreme potato wrote:
Wow! What a busy lot of people doing nothing - LOL! I'm planning to start with a few weeks in Tassie then a couple of months across the southern part of Victoria and South Australia. I will be back on 'school duty' in July - time to start planning the next trip, then.
My wife and I will be in Tassie from 10th Feb next year, meeting up with my brother and his wife (who are coming down from Brissie) and hanging around for a couple of months. Or until we can't handle the weather down there - it will be a bit of a change from Darwin!
If you fancy we could meet up somewhere for a chat and a cuppa (or a glass of wine if you are anything like my wife and my SIL) and exchange experiences etc.
Hello Everyone. I am about to start on my first long trip (at the end of January). I read a lot and spend time on the computer and iPad but think I should branch out a bit. What do you all do to fill in the hours you are in camp and on the road? Monica
I am not on the road yet but plan to start out as a solo traveller in March/April and am having trouble controlling my very itchy feet.
There are lots of creative and wise people on the forum with all sorts of skills. I'm sure you will get lots of tips.
We walk lots- having the dogs along ensures that. Always have a book on the go, and I usually have a knitting or crochet project. We usually also have a jigsaw on the go (at home and in the van).
However our main hobby is genealogy, and that keeps us busy in lots of ways, from collecting data, finding cemeteries, sorting and indexing photos etc.
Happy hour fills a few hours as well...lol
Rosie
I usually knit, but this time I want to fish
.. yep .. lotsa walking ! .. carrying in empty dog leash in my hand.
.. dont have a dog but it starts some great conversations ..
Jon
Hi,
Personally I love reading but carrying the books around is not viable so I use Audible where you can download books to your laptop,SD card,GPS if able.
Means I have many hours of entertainment.You can get three full novels on a 1 gig SD card or download them to Windows media.
Every genre and Audible is a subsidiary of Amazon so pretty reliable and safe.
Safe Travelling
We also do a lot of walking (sans dogs, but I love Jons idea), bird-watching, reading, (yes, old-fashioned books from op-shops), photo-sorting, eating and drinking etc.
We took some craft items with us on our last trip and brought them home untouched.
just watching puople is good entertaiment
Maybe I should take a dog leash as well. Very funny Jonathan.
I enjoy a good game of Cribbage but the wife doesn't play and she reckons if she put a cap on a fence post I would stand and talk to it all day.
I love reading a good book, bird watching, fishing and photography, not too keen on embroidery though, happy with a crossword puzzle or a codebreaker. Enjoy walking in the bush and quietly watching the wildlife around the area.
Just happy parked out in the bush on my lonesome enjoying the country.
Regards
Brian
I do patchwork/quilting, embroidery, reading, sudoku, photography and whatever else comes to mind.
Nowhere like the bush for peace and quiet and recharging the batteries, I love the bush and if I had my way I would spend every waking hour there with nature.
You telling me John, great place. I love it out west too, there is so much diversity out there.
Yes Elaine the one thing we do have plenty of out here in the West is space and serenity. The big trouble is mankind.
The Kimberley is about the most magical place I have been, there is something about it that gets into one's blood and it seems to call you back time and time again.
I write. Well, I do when I stop walking around, fishing, drinking and chatting and looking into the embers.
Like JRH's, my wife thinks that I'd stop and talk to anyone, anywhere.
Somehow, all that other stuff seems to get in the way of me finishing that first novel!
I read a lot, do puzzles, try to walk and not fall and break something, google, keep in touch with loved ones, photography, people watch.
I'd like to know what sort of conversation gets started by Jonathan carrying a leash. The mind boggles!
Oh and welcome Monica. Another Brisbanian I see. I'm just down the road in Logan.
Sounds like me too, but when we go out fishing in 'The Tub', whilst 'imself is fishing, I take my tackle box (got to keep up appearances you know!) with my embroidery in it - have a ball. We also have young (?) Crosby T. Bear (T. for Teddy) travelling with us, and his journal of his 'mis-adventures' (with photos) gets emailed to our grandchildren along the way - they love it. He has a beanie and blanket for the colder climes!!!
Hey Monica, where are you heading for your first trip?
-- Edited by Pejay on Thursday 8th of December 2011 06:14:58 PM
Have you lost your dog? What does it look like? Would you like me to help you look for it? lol
Hmmm...thinking that could be handy..
I've been practising doing nothing for two years and I intend to continue practising until I get right. The wife reckons I must be a slow learner and I agree, I am.
we do fishing, reading, sudoku, crosswords, walking and I do embroidery, tapestry, patchwork, sewing.
join in Happy hour which takes up a couple of hours and we also people watch
My wife and I will be in Tassie from 10th Feb next year, meeting up with my brother and his wife (who are coming down from Brissie) and hanging around for a couple of months. Or until we can't handle the weather down there - it will be a bit of a change from Darwin!
If you fancy we could meet up somewhere for a chat and a cuppa (or a glass of wine if you are anything like my wife and my SIL) and exchange experiences etc.
Joe